List of Topics and Schedule

Topics covered in the course will include most of the material contained in the required textbook.
However, it will be necessary to add in the lectures a prerequisite material that is not in the textbook,
and also to supplement the textbook material with  additional lecture material.

  1. Jan 16  Introduction to data and network communications
  2. Jan 23  Fundamentals of electricity. Mathematical concepts. Signals: bandwidth, noise;
  3. Jan 30 Modulation concepts: analog, digital. Data, voice and video signals.
  4. Feb 6 Error detection and correction
  5. Feb 13 Open system networks, OSI architecture. Test 1
  6. Feb 20   OSI physical layer components. Telephone networks
  7. Feb 27   Data link layer protocols
  8. March 6 - no class (Spring Break)                                 .
  9. March 13 Network architecture and protocols - TCP/IP,
  10. March 20 Test 2 + Internet protocols
  11. March 27 Internet protocols and applications
  12. April 3 Satellite Communications: History, Orbital Aspects and Satellite Aspects - Dr Allnutt
  13. April 10 Satellite Communications Part II - Dr. Allnutt
  14. April 17 Wireless Communications
  15. April 24 WirelessCommunications
  16. May 8  Final Exam 4:30 pm - 7:10 pm